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52nd Aircraftman Infantry Regiment-Pécs

The relife was made of bronze by Ferenc Sidló. The composittion is the same as the 19th Aircraftman Infantry Regiment that was placed in the eastern part of the parapet wall. In the middle a genius was portrayed with flowing hair, with a torch and with a laurel wreath. On the left side of the relief there is a baldy cuman soldier with a queue, beside him an other soldier in a hussar pelisse from the period of Maria Theresa with a triangular hat on his head. On the right side there is a Hungarian pagan and an aircraftman in a battle bowler.

Hungary, HU

Type of WWI-heritage

War monument

Dimensions

State of repair/preservation

Renewed and transfered in 2010.

Historical WWI Context

Originally there were a marble on both side of the relife, but the on the left side was removed in unknown circumstances after the 2nd World War. The memorial was inaugurated togeter with the 19th Aircraftman Infantry Regiment Memorial by the royal duke, Josef in the 5th of June 1932.

The end of the war found the soldiers of the regiment in Italy in October 1918.

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State of legal protection

protected (Ruled by the Act LXIV of 2001: https://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=a0100064.tv)

The city of Pécs is home to countless tourist attractions. It has been inhabited since the Roman ages, when it was called Sopianae. One of the main tourist attractions is the Early Christian Cemetery which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. This heritage site can be accessed through the Cella Septichora Visitor’s Centre.Medieval relics can be found in the Dóm Museum. The present neo-romanesque cathedral was built at the end of the 19th century. During the 16th century Pécs was occupied by the Turkish, and the modern cityscape has preserved some of its built heritage. The main attraction is the mosque of pasha Gazi Kasim, which is found on the main square (Széchenyi tér) of the city. Another important element of Pécs’ heritage is Zsolnay porcelain, their legacy being carried on and rejuvenated by the founding of the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, which has become a new cultural scene in the city. Further tourist information about Pécs can be found at: http://www.iranypecs.hu/en/ and http://www.zsolnaynegyed.hu/

Accomodation

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There is a museum in Szekszárd (60 km north of Pécs in Tolna county) dedicated to the infantryman of Tolna county who served in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. It is the private collection of György Borbandi and Zoltán Tálosi that has been made available for public viewing. Hungarian language website: http://bakamuzeum.hupont.hu/

Address: Béla király tér 1., Vár köz, 7100 Szekszárd

„Új világ született“(„A New World Was Born“) permanent exhibition guides visitors from the belle époque through wartime enthusiasm to bitter disillusionment on over 600 square metres. The exhibition brings the horrors of war closer to the spectators of today with the help of exceptional visual devices.